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Challenger duo joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
Allianz Retire+ has appointed two Challenger executives to the newly created role of head of group retirement solutions, client delivery. Catherine van der Veen and Lucy Foster will share the position, managing client relationships, onboarding key partners ...

Challenger expands strategic relationship with Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
The group has formed an origination partnership with Apollo Global Management, giving Challenger Life access to private global credit and alternative capabilities. Building upon its existing partnership, Challenger said the extended agreement grants ...

Macquarie appoints Byres, half-year results decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... International Monetary Fund. Byres is one of three bank-only non-executive directors at Macquarie, together with former Challenger funds management chief executive Ian Saines and former Commonwealth Bank group executive David Whiteing. The appointment ...

Perpetual loses key executive to First Sentier

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... operating officer. He initially joined Perpetual in early 2022 as chief technology officer, bringing experience at Challenger, Barclays Global Investors, and MLC. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams described Gazal as an integral ...

TelstraSuper launches retirement product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
TelstraSuper is now offering guaranteed income for life through a new retirement product it's partnered with Challenger on. TelstraSuper's RetireAccess Lifetime Pension provides guaranteed income for life and can be indexed for inflation or market-linked ...

Macquarie breaks into top 50 fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... th place. Together with AMP Capital's US$84.3 billion, they made the top 200 list of the largest fund managers. Challenger, QIC, Charter Hall, Perpetual, and Pinnacle Investment Management made the top 250. Leslie Mao, head of equity research and ...

HUB24 farewells longstanding chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... of the remuneration and nomination committee. Rogan has also held senior roles at MLC, National Australia Bank, and Challenger Group. Higgins and Rogan are expected to work closely together to ensure a smooth transition, which HUB24 non-executive director ...

Former AMP Capital executive takes over at Selfwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... different organisations," she said. Commenting on his appointment, Keary described SelfWealth as a trusted leading challenger brand with an established, high-quality customer base. "With the transformation of the business underway, I believe that my ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... Resolution Life topped the list of the highest direct profit as a percentage of revenue, recording 28.6%, followed by Challenger at 23.6% and Zurich at 10.2%. By a measure of revenue, TAL led the local life insurance market with $2.3 billion, followed ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
Challenger reported Total Life sales for the first quarter reached $2.8 billion, primarily driven by record annuity sales, contributing to substantial growth in its book value. The investment manager said annuity sales jumped by 17% to $2.1 billion ...